Innovation and performance: the impact of research and development research on the economic and stock market performance of European companies

Abstract

The research paper consists in analyzing the impact of investments in research and development on the economic and stock market performance of European companies. Several studies have shown that investments in research and development have a direct and positive impact on financial performance at the level of a company, supporting the theory that investments in innovation have a long-term effect on performance.

Keywords

• research and development expenditure
• stock market performance
• economic performance
• innovation
• performance